"My journey was just that a journey. After finishing college and studying marketing and psychology, I started my career. I immediately knew I didn’t fit the regular employee mindset. I was always coming up with new ways to do things that brought more productivity to the company.

Then came a day they tried to make me choose because I was a new mom and had been taking off a lot for my son’s doctors appointments. They said if I left that I’d lose my commission on the largest billion dollar corporate client that I had acquired. I was young and full of ego and so I quit with no plan."

"I then enrolled in cosmetology school and took on my real passion. Being that my back was against the wall — and I was now pregnant with a second child at 23 — I knew I had to take my skill sets and business knowledge and turn a profit quickly. I wrote a business plan and my husband became my street team.

Now 15 years later, I run a full entity entailing two salons, two education systems, and two hair lines. I attribute my success to patience and planning."

"Balance is the key to functionality there is no way around it. With all the modes of communication and access it can get quite loud to one’s brain. The way I stay on top of this is setting times frames and boundaries. If I have set two hours to the side to work on business planning then I do not take phone call or emails and vice versa. You have to break the day into time increments and stick to it."

"My advice to any new entrepreneur is know that it is possible. Set realistic expectations and make sure you follow those doing what you desire to do in your field. Make sure you stay abreast of what’s going on in your field and work hard toward your goals."

She's Married Now. The Beautiful Letoya Luckett and Tommicus Walker have tied the knot after being engaged in August on his Birthday. Both of them are from Texas and they were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. They dated quietly until the engagement.

The intimate and lavish wedding was held at Villa Antonia, a sprawling mansion in the canyons of the Texas Hill Country.

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Sterling Photography ~ Gown By Vera Wang

Eudoxie Bridges, the bride’s best friend and wife to rapper Ludacris, served as one of two matrons-of-honor and the groom’s brothers, Tamarcus Joe Walker and Treoun Walker, were the best men.

letoyaluckettThe look on my husbands face when he saw me in my second dress of the evening. 🙌🏾😩 Thank you to @nardosdesign and @stylistjbolin for making this such a magical moment for us#walkerdowntheaisleCongratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Walker!

According to recent reports, the Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member is pregnant with her first child.

The 46-year-old is currently expecting her first child with her husband Marc Daly.The reality star is said to be "rejoicing in her pregnancy news," but is allegedly holding out on announcing to the public for a few months when she's in her "safe zone" as she and her hubby have been trying actively to conceive.

Reportedly Kenya spent some time in Barbados two weeks ago doing IVF treatments with special doctors with Daly flying down to be with her during the process. Congratulations.

Buying a home is the American Dream, and there are many components to consider before making the big purchase, including your income. So how much do you need to make to snag a house in Houston?According to a recent report from HSH, you should earn $55,547.95 a year. For Atlanta, you should earn $40,725.36 a year. However, it increases to $47,006.77 if ATL homebuyers put 10 percent down instead of 20.For Los Angeles, you should earn $98,542.31 a year. To determine the findings, the mortgage site used data from the 2016 first-quarter mortgage period and the median sale home prices listed by the National Association of Realtors.It also factored in interest rates, property taxes and insurance costs to calculate how much it would cost to buy a median-priced home in 27 metro areas.For Atlanta, the average home cost $182,800, and the average monthly payment is $950.26. That’s an eight percent year-over-year increase.

The required salary needed to buy a home also saw a year-over-year rise. It’…